I realized that it was up to me to begin a new chat thread...it took me a few times of wondering where I should post "chat" stuff to "get" it OK so now I have and here is the first thing I'm posting...the challenges of living in a zone too cold for the succulents I love! Having to share my living space for the cold months of winter!

"winter storage" for all my bambinos...yes my apartment gets very full in winter! Thank you @springcolor for these lovely cactus!
Cheers

Love your collection Greg. Have you ever thought about adding some little framed mirrors on the walls behind them. Angled out from the top and down the light might not glare back in your eyes, and it would show of the backside of your bambinos and double your collection! Just an idea to maybe play with.

Actually it doubles your lighting too and helps the back side. The Dollar tree has a great selection of little framed mirrors in the picture frame area too if you like a collection like look by grouping assorted smaller and larger ones instead of 1 large one, and all for 1 dollar!

the reason electricty and water are so cheap here is that the city owns large parts of the tolt and cedar rivers. They were never devoloped and although previously logged they are basicly wilderness now.
this is the cedar it is the water south of the Ship Canal

Nope but i thought it was a GOOD photo so i reposted it, it came from this site http://pauldorpat.com/washingt...
North by northwest is one of my fav movies after strangers on a train... for some reason those old movies allways make me want a cocktail and a smoke
this is what the cascades look like by our cabin